Published August 8, 2015 Pickerel your poison (bad pun sadly intended) Pickerel frogs are named for the unfortunate distinction of being used as bait to catch pickerel fish. Fortunately, they don’t have too […]
Published September 29, 2015 Monarch Migration In terms of migratory drama, monarchs are the diminutive wildebeests of the sky. They are the only butterflies that make a two-way […]
Published November 6, 2014 Georgianna Orsini’s Garden Several times in the past few months I have visited the garden of Georgianna Orsini, in Asheville, North Carolina. Although she lives in […]
Published November 2, 2015 Enemies of Leaves The highway between Tennessee and North Carolina winds between several mountain passes, including Sam’s Gap at the border between the two, named […]